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Ryo Fukui

p, *1948 JP
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. 福居良

Ryo Fukui (福居良 Fukui Ryo, June 1, 1948 – March 15, 2016) was a Japanese jazz pianist based in Sapporo. He played regularly at the "Slowboat" jazz club in Sapporo of which he and his wife Yasuko were the owners. He began to teach himself the piano in 1970 at the age of 22, releasing his first album, Scenery, six years later and his second album, Mellow Dream, the year after. He continued improving his skills over the following years in live performance, often appearing in a trio and playing at the Shinjuku Pit Inn, Kichijōji "Sometime" jazz club and the "Jazz Inn Lovely" in Nagoya. A third album, My Favorite Tune, which was recorded in 1994 and was released in 1995, and has fallen into rarity, with only a few CD copies of the album known in existence. It was followed by In New York four years later, in trio with the drummer Leroy Williams and the bassist Lisle Arthur Atkinson. A Letter from Slowboat is a live album released in 2015 from his time at the "Slowboat" jazz club.

     
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Ryo Fukui Trio
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Early Summer on シーナリィ by Ryo Fukui
I Want To Talk About You on シーナリィ by Ryo Fukui
It Could Happen To You on シーナリィ by Ryo Fukui
Scenery on シーナリィ by Ryo Fukui
Autumn Leaves on シーナリィ by Ryo Fukui
ボディー・アンド・ソウル (Live at Vidro'77) on ライブ・アット・びーどろ'77 by Ryo Fukui
Willow Weep For Me on シーナリィ by Ryo Fukui
Sonora on A Letter from Slowboat by Ryo Fukui
Horizon on メロー ドリーム by Ryo Fukui
Stella by Starlight on A Letter from Slowboat by Ryo Fukui

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
A Letter from SlowboatRyo Fukui2016Album
Ryo Fukui In New YorkRyo Fukui1999Album
My Favorite TuneRyo Fukui1994Album
Mellow DreamRyo Fukui1977Album
SceneryRyo Fukui1976Album
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